Jim Costa
Representative - District 21, US House of Representatives
Representative - District 21, US House of Representatives
Supports developing renewable energy and domestic oil, backs stricter vehicle emissions standards, and endorses cap-and-trade with voluntary international targets.
Voted for the Women’s Health Protection Act and urged increased contraception and family planning funding.
Secured billions in federal infrastructure funds, backs water supply for farms, and supports targeted workforce development funding.
Opposes relaxing concealed carry laws, supports gun purchase background checks, and maintains California’s strict gun laws.
Backs federal funding for universal pre-K, increasing Pell Grants for college, and full federal special education funding.
Supported sexual orientation hate crime protections and voted for Equality Act LGBTQ protections.
Co-founded the Crime Survivors & Justice Caucus, supports stronger law enforcement and crime prevention programs, and backs inmate job-training and drug treatment programs.
Voted for instant-runoff voting in federal elections, advocates early voting methods for turnout, and supports limiting last-minute third-party political ads.
Supports federal housing assistance expansion, backed the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, and supported vacancy control rent cap prohibition.
Supports welfare programs with work/training requirements, backs welfare block grants flexibility, and opposes abolishing federal welfare programs.
Backs a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, supports a temporary guest-worker program for labor, and maintains English as the official federal language.
Would expand affordable healthcare services, opposes Affordable Care Act repeal, and supports allowing prescription drug importation.
Supports Israel as a vital U.S. ally, implemented tough sanctions on Iran, and voted for Ukraine military and humanitarian aid.
Voted for PACT Act veterans healthcare and secured 144th Air National Guard funding.
Backed high-speed rail project funding, secured federal funding to widen CA-41 and 99, and supported regional public transit system improvements.
Authored High-Speed Rail Authority legislation, voted for the PACT Act, and secured a longer Raise the Wage Act phase-in.
Supports addiction treatment and recovery programs, including drug addiction treatment for incarcerated individuals, and favors regulating opioids and dangerous drugs.
Supports federal income tax cuts while maintaining corporate and high-earner tax rates, and calls for higher homeland security spending.
Voted for Raise the Wage Act, supports workers’ right to unionize, and supports employer child care services incentives.
Support comes from top state and federal officials, local elected leaders, labor organizations, and advocacy groups. That breadth suggests confidence in steady, experienced leadership and a record that aligns with workers, retirees, reproductive rights supporters, and key community voices across the region.
